Many people think, for example, that nuts do not need additional processing. However, there are those who also prefer to toast store-bought nuts in a dry pan for safety, like my mother does.
I heard the story of an old man from Abkhazia who gave us homemade dried apricots on the train. He was surprised when I asked him if it needed to be washed. He saw this as a lack of confidence in the homemade product.
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